Viola Tuulia Hakkarainen

Viola Tuulia Hakkarainen is a Researcher at the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) and the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), specializing in interdisciplinary environmental research. She serves as a Supervisor for the Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences and a Visiting scholar in the Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme at the University of Helsinki.

Her research focuses on entanglements between knowledge and action in sustainability science, exploring reflexivity, governance frameworks, and educational transformations. Key thematic areas include urban biodiversity governance, social-ecological systems, and online sustainability education.

Recent publications analyze reflexive methodologies (2025), urban biodiversity action spaces (2025), and place-mobility integration in environmental governance (2024). She participates in international collaborations like the RECONNECT project (2023-2026) funded by the European Commission and the Finnish Academy.

Her professional activities include organizing the Mistra Sport and Outdoors-RECONNECT workshop (2024) and presenting on value shifts in sustainability education (2023). Contact: viola.hakkarainen@helsinki.fi